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CHEBI:76212 - triphenylmethane

ChEBI IDCHEBI:76212
ChEBI Nametriphenylmethane
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DefinitionA triarylmethane in which the three aryl groups are phenyl. It forms the basic skeleton of several synthetic dyes.
Last Modified30 April 2014
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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FormulaC19H16
Net Charge0
Average Mass244.337
Monoisotopic Mass244.12520
SMILESc1ccc(C(c2ccccc2)c2ccccc2)cc1
InChIInChI=1S/C19H16/c1-4-10-16(11-5-1)19(17-12-6-2-7-13-17)18-14-8-3-9-15-18/h1-15,19H
InChIKeyAAAQKTZKLRYKHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
environmental contaminant  Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
Biological Role:
xenobiotic  A xenobiotic (Greek, xenos "foreign"; bios "life") is a compound that is foreign to a living organism. Principal xenobiotics include: drugs, carcinogens and various compounds that have been introduced into the environment by artificial means.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
triphenylmethane (CHEBI:76212) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
triphenylmethane (CHEBI:76212) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703)
triphenylmethane (CHEBI:76212) is a triarylmethane (CHEBI:76214)
Incoming Relation(s)
4-{bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]methyl}phenol (CHEBI:76210) has parent hydride triphenylmethane (CHEBI:76212)
IUPAC Name 
1,1',1''-methanetriyltribenzene
Synonyms  Source
TritaneChemIDplus
1,1,1-triphenylmethaneChEBI
1,1',1''-methylidynetrisbenzeneChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
TriphenylmethaneWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1909753Reaxys
CAS:519-73-3ChemIDplus
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